cosmographical
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In the past, most cosmographical theories were concocted by mathematicians sitting in quiet rooms and struggling with streams of abstractions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cosmographical description forms the last three pages of the letter.
From The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Murphy, Henry Cruse
To these may now be added Leonardo Dati's cosmographical history in octave stanzas, the Schiavo da Bari's aphorisms on morality, and Pucci's terza rima version of Villani's Chronicle.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Along with these cosmographical speculations, Cosmas shows a wider geographical knowledge of Asia than any earlier writer.
From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John
For merchants there were maps, books about maps, cosmographical surveys, and books on the newly-discovered lands.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
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